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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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